The Verona Quartet – Ligeti: Complete String Quartets (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

This album presents the complete works Ligeti composed for string quartet between 1950 and 1968. The two numbered string quartets are predated by a lyrical early Andante and Allegretto, the folk-music inflections of which pre-echo the hints of Bartok in the first quartet, Metamorphoses nocturnes. The calculated anarchy, dynamic extremes and sublime atmospheres of the Second Quartet present Ligeti at his most distinctive. These spectacular works are performed here by the Verona Quartet, firmly established as one of the most distinguished ensembles on the chamber music scene today.

Tracklist:
1-1. The Verona Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses nocturnes”: Allegro grazioso (01:32)
1-2. The Verona Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses nocturnes”: Vivace, capriccioso (02:11)
1-3. The Verona Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses nocturnes”: Adagio, mesto (02:21)
1-4. The Verona Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses nocturnes”: Presto (01:16)
1-5. The Verona Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses nocturnes”: Prestissimo (1) (01:37)
1-6. The Verona Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses nocturnes”: Andante tranquillo (03:05)
1-7. The Verona Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses nocturnes”: Tempo di valse, moderato, con eleganza, un poco capriccioso (00:55)
1-8. The Verona Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses nocturnes”: Subito prestissimo (01:38)
1-9. The Verona Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses nocturnes”: Allegretto, un poco gioviale (02:52)
1-10. The Verona Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses nocturnes”: Prestissimo (2) (01:44)
1-11. The Verona Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses nocturnes”: Ad libitum, senza misura (02:27)
1-12. The Verona Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses nocturnes”: Lento (00:49)
1-13. The Verona Quartet – String Quartet No. 2: I. Allegro nervoso (05:14)
1-14. The Verona Quartet – String Quartet No. 2: II. Sostenuto, molto calmo (05:01)
1-15. The Verona Quartet – String Quartet No. 2: III. Come un meccanismo di precisione (03:36)
1-16. The Verona Quartet – String Quartet No. 2: IV. Presto furioso, brutale, tumultuoso (02:14)
1-17. The Verona Quartet – String Quartet No. 2: V. Allegro con delicatezza (06:08)
1-18. The Verona Quartet – Andante & Allegretto: I. Andante cantabile (05:57)
1-19. The Verona Quartet – Andante & Allegretto: II. Allegretto poco capriccioso (06:34)